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Prime Minister Takaichi was asked by the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to invite Japan to participate as an observer in the first review conference of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to be held in November, but the idea that it is necessary to consider it from the viewpoint of ensuring security…
Japanese public opinion
Reactions in the comment sections of related Japanese TV news videos on YouTube.
Positive / Negative toward: Japan's observer participation in the nuclear weapons ban treaty review conference
Positive points
As the only country hit by atomic bombs, Japan should attend and keep pushing for abolition.
Nukes can't really be used, so banning them makes sense to me.
I doubt the government will allow it, but I hope Japan joins anyway.
Negative points
Nuclear-armed states like China, Russia and the US should give up their weapons first; a treaty without them means nothing.
With hostile nuclear neighbors around us, Japan can't afford to join or give up its protection.
This looks like a money grab, and I'm not paying for these groups.
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